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Restrictive welfare law passed in Kansas

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Restrictive welfare law passed in Kansas

Elahe Izadi, reporter for the Washington Post, offers her insight to Alex Witt on a restrictive Kansas law that now limits ATM withdrawals for welfare recipients to $25 a day.

Weekends with Alex Witt

04/18/15

Duration: 4:26

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Global poverty project changes world

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Global poverty project changes world

Tennessee Senator Bob Corker joins MSNBC's Tamron Hall to explain how the agricultural community can improve and better serve low-income families.

MSNBC Live with Tamron Hall

09/21/16

Duration: 5:52

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Lynch: Lack of economic mobility is immoral

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Lynch: Lack of economic mobility is immoral

Attorney General Loretta Lynch discusses the complex, intertwined nature of crime, health, education and economic mobility in the United States.

MSNBC Live

09/14/16

Duration: 1:40

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Median household income on the rise

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Median household income on the rise

Business Insider Senior Editor Josh Barro analyzes a census bureau report that says median household income rose 5.2% in 2015.

MSNBC Live with Kate Snow

09/13/16

Duration: 2:31

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Together We Stand with Women and Girls

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Together We Stand with Women and Girls

As members of the global community, we have a responsibility to stand with women and girls. Together we can make a difference.

09/12/16

Duration: 0:30

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Poverty affects the brain, according to study

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Poverty affects the brain, according to study

Associate professor of education psychology and neuroscience at the University of Southern California Mary Helen Immordino-Yang breaks down a new study on how a person’s living condition can affect judgment, awareness, and social interactions.

Weekends with Alex Witt

08/28/16

Duration: 3:04

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Chelsea Handler for Global Citizen

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Chelsea Handler for Global Citizen

Chelsea Handler face-plants in a big bowl of pasta - and calls on Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, to address world hunger.

08/12/16

Duration: 2:18

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'We had a lot of babies dying'

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'We had a lot of babies dying'

Mississippi has the highest infant mortality rate in the United States, with black babies nearly twice as likely as white babies to die before their first birthday. Cary Christian Center fights the harsh reality behind the numbers by visiting new...

MSNBC Digital Documentaries

08/04/16

Duration: 4:55

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Carlos Ponce Aims to End Poverty

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Carlos Ponce Aims to End Poverty

MSNBC's Savannah Sellers talks with Carlos Ponce about how we can achieve sustainable development and end poverty. Carlos Ponce has joined the Global Citizen community, 7 million and counting.

08/03/16

Duration: 1:11

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Beyond the Bars: A former inmate returns...

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Beyond the Bars: A former inmate returns...

As the Vice President of the Fortune Society, an organization devoted to re-entry efforts, Stanley Richards knows the struggle many former inmates face to stay out of prison. That's because Richards himself spent time behind bars, and saw the impacts...

MSNBC Digital Documentaries

08/01/16

Duration: 5:57

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Red Nose Day airs Thursday on NBC

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Red Nose Day airs Thursday on NBC

MSNBC’s Tamron Hall is joined by the co-creator of Red Nose Day, Richard Curtis, to discuss the upcoming Red Nose Day special on Thursday on NBC. He explains how Red Nose Day actually helps children charities around the world.

MSNBC Live with Tamron Hall

05/24/16

Duration: 5:22

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One-on-One with Lin-Manuel Miranda

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One-on-One with Lin-Manuel Miranda

Chris Hayes talks with the creator of

All In with Chris Hayes

04/29/16

Duration: 9:31

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The voices of Public Housing speak out

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The voices of Public Housing speak out

Hear residents of the New York City public housing speak out about how important affordable housing is for them, what the common misconceptions are and why it’s necessary for the program to be properly funded in this Last Word web exclusive.

The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell

04/13/16

Duration: 1:51

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Sanders hits Clinton on trade record

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Sanders hits Clinton on trade record

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders hits Hillary Clinton's record on trade and if America has a moral obligation to lift up poor people around the world, not just the United States.

03/14/16

Duration: 2:18

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Clinton explains her Social Security plan

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Clinton explains her Social Security plan

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton explains why America needs to stop Republicans from ever privatizing social security. Clinton explains that social security needs to find a way to create more funds.

MSNBC Live

02/18/16

Duration: 4:25

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DeRay McKesson on his Baltimore Mayoral...

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DeRay McKesson on his Baltimore Mayoral...

DeRay McKesson speaks on the larger issue of diversity, the Black Lives Matter Movement and his campaign for mayor of Baltimore.

02/09/16

Duration: 6:33

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Why the Super Bowl touched a nerve in San...

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Why the Super Bowl touched a nerve in San...

Local taxpayers in San Francisco are footing a $5 million bill in Super Bowl costs, while the actual game was played in Santa Clara.

Melissa Harris-Perry

02/07/16

Duration: 6:57

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GOP candidates delve into poverty issue

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GOP candidates delve into poverty issue

One common theme among candidates at a forum focused on the issue of poverty was that Republicans must do a better job of selling themselves as the party of the poor. Tianna Gaines-Turner of the Witness to Hunger Program and Rebecca Vallas from the Center

Melissa Harris-Perry

01/10/16

Duration: 8:33

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GOP candidates shift focus to poverty

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GOP candidates shift focus to poverty

In Columbia, SC top GOP political leaders are gathering to discuss poverty in America. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator Tim Scott are moderating the Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunities. The President of the American Enterprise Institute, Arthur...

Melissa Harris-Perry

01/09/16

Duration: 6:07

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Homeless men sue NYC for destroying...

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Homeless men sue NYC for destroying...

Three homeless New Yorkers say the police and city sanitation workers stole and illegally destroyed their possessions -- all while they were trying to stay dry on a rainy night. Bobby Tolbert, Raul Reyes, Donna Lieberman and Ritchie Torres join to...

Melissa Harris-Perry

01/03/16

Duration: 7:00

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